New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-05
THE TITANIA'S VICTORY.
she LEAVES THE SHAMROCK WELL AsTERN
THE LARoHMoNT oLUB's SUCCESSFUL REGATTA ON
THE SOUND.


There have been two or three good yacht races this
season. but Of them can be favoraby compared
with those the Sound yesterday under the auspices Of
the Larchmont Yacht Club Everything and everybody
seemed to have combined to make the clubs eighth
annual regatta success There was plenty of wind
clear atmosphere, immense feet Of and large
number Of gayy decorated steam yachts to accompany
tnom. Not only is the Larchmont Club entitled to the
credit Of having had the best regatta Of the year. but 1t
also claim tho distinction of starting the greatest
number Of boats OF the sxtysix yachts on the entry
list forty six went the starting line. There
some disappolntments. notably the absence Of the
Anaconda which built by the Poilons this year for
@ G. Prague, and which expected to be dangerous
rival OF tho Cinderella. Exoommodore James d. Smiths
Pocahonas the secondclass oloop which once craved
the honor Of defending the Americas Cup also failed TO
appear ehe has been entered In several races this
season but she has not thus far competed 1t s fair
suppose that her docs not regard her chances Of
winning being good against such flyers as the Ttania
and Shamrock.
The little ut Larchmont which bears the rather
pretenous appcllation OF "harbor" tho maps.
tained about many vessels as IL could comfortably
hold during tho hour before the start Besides the COM
peting boats. there the steam yachts Orienta,
Froic VIOLA Oneida, Lurne Gernore, sentinel, Clech
ette and During; the yawl-rggcd sharpie Tarpon,
driven by naphtha engine the regatta committees tug
Goodwin tho schooners Grayling. Columbia, and
Rssolute and OF steam launches, caboats and
other small craft
There was an unaccountablo delay in getting the
Of; but when the preparatory gun finally fired at
1l:45 o'clock. there WAS lively breeze coming along
from tho wcstsouthwest just strong enough TO kick
up whitocaps tho waters surface. The starting
signal for all classes given Mt III 80 and all but
eight the largo feet got away before when the
time limit expired. The Cinderella had been worked
we'll toward the lino and got across first Having no
competitors In her class her put her In the class
with the Hdogardc, which Is nine feet and ten inches
longer Through this she lost the advantage OF three
feet on her tim allowance but her Justified the
saorice Following the Cinderella at intervals OF few
seconds came the Plover. Elephant, Comet, Ariadne,
Southern Cross Magic Adelaide, Fania. Geyala, RIVAL
GScsafo Hn Lo: sire1s speranas Olive ~ Gsa@
Devils Own. Beatrice. leona Ilderan Carrie, sham
SsEroch VIXEN cytSeria Arab. vo1sa. Brenda RsjS6
Oriepta, Torrapin. La Perichae aid Adele.
for the scooners and hrstcass sloops was
from tho starting line OF Hen and chickens Reef TO the
buoy at the west en of Execution Reel to the buoy on
island back to the Execution Reef buoy, and return
the starting point, distance OF tweny-sevon knots
course for Ca.se. f. and @ making the distance ira
versed by them seventeen knots while the small boats
only went US Tar Matnicock Point and return, dis
Tho yachts started a on the starboard tack close
hauled aud most Of them made the Execution Reef turn
Ing mark IN tack From there to Mattncocs Point
they had the wind the sarboard quarter and from
Ma % on fs sssas Pon the Cinderella still held
the cad she got at the start with the Hdegari little
ss,ern Then came the Shamrock about thirty seconds
aHead o, the nana which was abreast Of the schooner
Comet Tho Geyaa. Faniia, Magic. Troubadour, fle-
e ieaers were o Glen cove the breeze began to fresh
en- and 10 threaten topmaSts The rroubadour lost her
fore upper stick OF this place and tho Comet lost hers
and her Jibboon too a few minutes later. ,.,,.,.
In tue run TIE eastward the shamrock and Iiania
whose ovenenoi attracted the greatest share
OF attention d not alter their relative positions 20
spprecisbe degree From the start to the Captains
Island skcboai the Shamrock gained only one second
on her rival The order of rounding the stakebOat vast